THE LAST MONTH...

The last month has sucked! Instead of listing all the reasons the last month has sucked I have decided to see the glass as half full and think about all the things in the last month that haven't sucked. So here it is...

• I got my taxes in early and already have my tax return.
• I got my haircut (pictures to come)
• I've run 109 miles
  
• My legs are looking awesome as a result of running 109 miles
• I've had some great times with my flatmates at The Pie, cooking tinfoil dinners, etc.
  
• I bought a new skirt which makes me feel like Reece Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama
• I saw Shani Davis beat the world record at the Speedskating World Cup Final
• I babysat my nephews and got some great cuddles from little Benny
• I went to a Highland bagpipe concert
• I cleaned my garage, office, house, drawers, etc.
  
• I bought another pair of rain boots
  
• I bought a ticket to Phoenix for Spring Break
• The sun is shining for a little longer each day

I guess I've come to the same conclusion that I came to months ago, happiness depends entirely on perspective. Thinking more about it, maybe the last month was splendid!

I WANT MY MULLIGAN

I slept through my alarm this morning, or turned my alarm off. My body and mind are not adjusting well to daylight savings. Don't get me wrong I love that the sun is still out when I get home at night. I just hate that it is dark when I leave for work in the morning.

This morning I woke up 17 minutes after my alarm should have gone off. I jumped out of bed and ran into the bathroom. Then I wasn't sure if I was just sleep walking. So I walked back into my bedroom to check my clock again. I wasn't sleep walking. My flatmate Anne, wasn't up yet so I was worried I would mess up her schedule by getting in the shower, but I had no other option. So, I took the quickest shower I have ever taken (less than 6 minutes) and managed to still make it to work on time.

We had a lock down drill at our school. I had two students and I was pretty sure one of them would freak out. Luckily he didn't. I was able to keep them calm while we put puzzles together in a storage closet behind my office. Somehow in all of the craziness of this morning I managed to remember my headlamp so that we had some light in the dark closet.

Are there days when you just want a do over? Thinking more about this I don't want a mulligan for today, I want today to be OVER.

HAIRCUT

February 20, 2009
I need a haircut. I have been putting it off for months. I hate getting my haircut. I hate sitting in a chair with someone touching my head while I try to think of things to talk about. I like going to the dentist more. At least when you go to the dentist there is stuff in your mouth so you don't have to think about things to talk about. (Random thought: this totally reminds me of Ghost Town, if you haven't seen it you should) I hate planning ahead for a haircut. When I want my haircut I want it cut NOW. I just called two hair stylists that I have seen in the past. One is not in tomorrow and the other is booked through next week.


March 5, 2009
I finally planned ahead and made an appointment to get my haircut tonight. Not sure what I'm going to do, I'm just excited to have it done. Here are two possibilities:

Short (aka shoulder length with bangs, my hair may be long enough to donate to locks of love)

Long (straight, no layers, bangs)

Feel free to vote for your favorite or let me know if you have another brilliant idea.

NEW CAR

I bought a newish car at the beginning of the year. I love the new car, but still miss the old car, and the first car I ever had. Here is a little of my car history.

Name: Kevin (Kevy for short)
Type: 1969 VW Beetle.
Pros: I loved driving along knowing that most of the kids in the cars next to me were getting slugged by one of their siblings. People always waved, honked, and gave me the peace sign. It was a great car for short distances (aka. to High school and back). It was small and could be parked almost anywhere.
Cons: It had no air conditioning and black vinyl seats. I swear the heating came from the exhaust. There were no defrosters, as a result, I have a clear memory driving to school one morning while Sarah scraped the front windshield from the inside of the car. It also had rear wheel drive which may or may not have caused us to do a 180 on a snowy day.

Name: Tex
Type: 1999 Mazda 626
Pros: Tex had really low mileage, face it there's not a ton of places to go in Provo. My cousin Stephanie and I took a roadtrip down to New Mexico to visit Rachelle. We had a lot of fun on that roadtrip. I also took Tex to Moab, Bear Lake, and many places in between.
Cons: Towards the end Tex's transmission started to go out, He thought he was a bronco and I was the rider he was trying to throw me off.

Name: ?
Type: 2008 Subaru Impreza
Pros: Equipped with all wheel drive which came in very handy the week after I bought it and Utah got dumped on. A 6 CD changer and an I POD connection. The cruise control is really easy to use and I use it almost everyday on my way to work. The car tells me what my average mpg is. The gas tank is on the passenger side of the car, and I swear there are always pumps open on that side at Costco. Last but not least KEY LESS ENTRY, what did I ever do without it.
Cons: A monthly car payment is not so fun. I'm so worried about getting my car bumped that I park as far away from other cars as I can, which in reality may be good for me.


If you have any suggestions for a name, let me know. I have always given my car boy names but this car seems a little more feminine.

I've got a button

I was cleaning out one of my dresser drawers recently and came across packets full of buttons. For the past 4 1/2 years I have been throwing extra buttons from new clothes in this drawer. I was surprised by the number of buttons there were. It is sad that most of these buttons will not be used, at least not for the purpose they were intended. I thought about how sometimes I feel like a button forgotten in the bottom of a drawer, but then that was depressing. I would rather think about how each button is unique.

BIRTHDAY BANANA

My birthday was yesterday. I got a little sentimental over the weekend thinking of past birthdays. This year, I spent my birthday giving speech therapy in the dark, in my coat. The power was out for over 4 hours at work. Last year I spent the day skiing with Darren, Jeff, and Jarilyn. It was an awesome powder day and I officially became a member of the bent ski pole club. In 2006 I watched the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics with friends at the Skybox. Back in Elementary school I went to Aladdin at the old Villa theater one year. I remember another birthday with everything pink and heart shaped.

My family has had the same home teacher for as long as I can remember. When I was really young I remember him bringing frozen ding dongs. They were wrapped in tin foil and I loved them. At some point he stopped bringing ding dongs and started bringing bananas. For years now he has delivered a single banana on which he has written "Happy Birthday Suzanne." He hasn't delivered one yet this year. Sometimes he forgets the exact day, but I'm expecting a banana to be delivered any day.

I was born on my Dad's birthday. He used to say I was the best present he has ever received. He told my sister the other day that the gym membership we gave him for Christmas was the best present ever. I'm hoping he forgot about me for a short moment and that I'm still at the top.

SEE SUZ RUN CONTINUED...

I think people look funny while they are doing two things. What are those two things you ask...running and singing. I have to admit that Jeff looks way better than me when he is running. For some reason I look like I'm about to pass out, probably because I was about to pass out. Honestly I only put the best pictures up, there were pictures that were worse, much worse.

I was watching the Biggest Loser a couple of weeks ago and Bob the trainer suggested that people sing at the top of their lungs while running. No joke, he honestly recommended it. It is apparently supposed to increase your lung capacity. I can't even imagine how much worse I would have looked had a been singing. I choose to do only one funny looking thing at a time.